Marie-Luise Gothein
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Marie-Luise Gothein was a Prussia
n scholar, gardener and author. She wrote the monumental History of Garden Art, regarded as a standard work. It was published in German in 1913 and English in 1928. After the deaths of her husband and her sons in the First World War. Gothein travelled east and wrote a book on India
n gardens.
She was quoted as saying "The journey through the history of the garden is to walk through the garden of history. People, nations, generations, we are learning in their intimate, domestic habits, their scientific interests, their living and thinking, its solemnity, its decoration."
Publications=
History of Garden Art. Volume 1: From Egypt to the Renaissance in Italy, Spain and Portugal. Volume 2: From the Renaissance to the present day in France. Published with the support of the Royal Academy of Construction in Berlin. Diederichs, 1914 ISBN 978-3-424-00935-4
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
n scholar, gardener and author. She wrote the monumental History of Garden Art, regarded as a standard work. It was published in German in 1913 and English in 1928. After the deaths of her husband and her sons in the First World War. Gothein travelled east and wrote a book on India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n gardens.
She was quoted as saying "The journey through the history of the garden is to walk through the garden of history. People, nations, generations, we are learning in their intimate, domestic habits, their scientific interests, their living and thinking, its solemnity, its decoration."
Publications=
History of Garden Art. Volume 1: From Egypt to the Renaissance in Italy, Spain and Portugal. Volume 2: From the Renaissance to the present day in France. Published with the support of the Royal Academy of Construction in Berlin. Diederichs, 1914 ISBN 978-3-424-00935-4